Dog&#39;s garment



25, 1947/ M. DE MAR 2,417,393

DOG S GARMENT Filed Dec. '27, 1945 MICHAEL DE MAR ATTORNEY Patented Mar.25, 1947 DOGS GARMENT Michael De Mar, New York, N. Y., assignor to JackWhite, New York, N. Y.

Application December 27, 1945, Serial No. 637,389

Y (or. 54-79) 1 Claim.

The invention relates to animal garments and is particularly directed toa dog blanket or sweater or like covering.

An object of the invention is to provide a garment or blanket of thecharacter described which shall be easy to put on or take off a dog,which shall keep the dog warm and comfortable, and which will permit thedog wearing the same to defecate or urinate without necessity foradjustment or removal of the garment, and without soiling the same.

Another object is to provide a neat and durable garment of the characterdescribed which shall be relatively inexpensive to manufacture,attractive in appearance and yet practical and efficient to a highdegree when in use.

Other advantages will become apparent as this specification proceeds.Referring to the drawing forming a part thereof and in which apreferred. form of the invention is illustrated:

Fig. l is a perspective View of a dog wearing a garment embodying theinvention; and

Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view of the garment.

It is common practice to make dogs sweaters or blankets having four legportions and the body portion of one piece. A garment of this nature isexceedingly troublesome when attiring the dog and even at timesdangerous to the dog. With this type of garment the entire garment isthrust over the head of the dog and the dogs front legs are drawnthrough the front leg receiving portions. The rear leg receivingportions are then drawn over the dogs rear legs. At this time thegarment is fitting the dog with a comparative degree of snugness and notonly is difiiculty encountered in inserting the dogs rear legs in therear leg receiving portions but careless handling will sometimes resultin injury to the rear legs of the dog. The same holds true in removingthe garment from the dog.

In applicant's prior Patent No. 2,103,109, dated December 21, 1937, thegarment made in accordance with said patent largely eliminated theforegoing trouble and diiiiculty. While this garment has been proven inpractice by a substantial number of sales to be useful and efflcient ithas been found that a garment made in accordanc with the presentinvention may be manufactured much more economically.

Referring again to the drawings, the reference numeral 5 designates adog wearing a garment 6 made in accordance with the invention.

The garment 6 is in the form of a pull-over sweater and may be appliedto cats or other animals as well as dogs, it being understood thatwhenever the term dog is used, a four legged animal is meant. Thegarment may be made of wool, felt or any other suitable woven, knittedor flexible sheet material, preferably being somewhat elastic.

The garment comprises a body-portion In having a turned over or turtleneck portion II. The body-portionnaturally conforms approximately to theshape and size of the dog and extends from the neck in front of theforelegs to approximately the rear legs or tail of the dog. The turtleneck portion ll adds substantially to the appearance of the garment andto the comfort of the dog. This formation was not practical in thegarment of applicants rior patent where the garment was connectedtogether for its entire length by a zipper fastener.

The body portion is formed with integral le receiving portions orsleeves I5 for the front legs of the dog and integral leg receivingportions or sleeves l6 for the rear legs of the dog. The rear legreceiving portions are naturally spaced from one another and the garmentterminates in a rear edge 11 on the upper side being approximately inthe region of the tail of the dog.

The under side of the garment is cut away terminating in a rear edge 20which uncovers the dog to permit urination without necessity foradjustment or removal of the garment or any part thereof. The shape ofthe undersid cut away or reentrant rear edge 20 forming a recess underthe animal's belly might readily be changed when the garment is made fora female dog.

The principal feature of the invention will now be described. Asheretofore explained, diiiiculty and trouble are ofttimes encounteredwhen inserting the rear legs of the dog into the rear leg receivingportions. To obviate the trouble each of the two rear leg portions aredivided and the edges of the divided portions are provided withfasteners. As illustrated, the fasteners 25 are of the male and femaleglove fastener type. However, buttons and button holes might be used orshort zippers or other types of fastening means.

As illustrated, the leg receiving portion for one of the rear legs isopen to more clearly show the fasteners and the other rear leg receivingportion is closed. It will be apparent from the foregoing that the dogsrear legs may be placed in the leg receiving portions with great easeand the possibllity of injuring the dogs legs whil doing so iseliminated.

I claim:

A garment for a four legged animal comprising a circumferentially closedbody having a length to envelop substantially the whole length of theanimal, and an opening at one end for the animals neck, a pair ofsimilar hollow front leg receiving portions symmetrically positioned onthe body adjacent said opening, the opposite end of the body havingaree'ntrant edge forming a recess to clear the animals belly, and a pairof rear leg receiving portions symmetrically positioned at the sides ofthe recess on the under side of the garment, each of said rear legreceiving portions being divided to be united on the insideof the hindlegs, and fastening means on the adjoining 1'5 REFERENCES CITED Thefollowing references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS 10 Number Name Date Re. 9,629 Simpson Mar. 29,1881 352,470 Logan Nov. 9, 1886 1,595,834 Grimths Aug. 10, 19262,103,109 De -Mar Dec. 21, 1937

